Stop handwaving away nearly every petition that gains traction on this website.

The petition to scrap Digital ID reached nearly three million signatures and was still effectively ignored. This is not an isolated case. Responses to petitions consistently amount to refusals dressed in formal language, with no meaningful consideration of public demand. If the petitions system is to have any legitimacy, responses must be substantive and demonstrate that the government has genuinely engaged with what is being asked, not simply defended existing policy.